Portrait of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

Erik Werenskiold, 1900

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Portrait of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, 1900. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 115.5 × 151 cm · SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

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Museum title: Portrait of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Artist: Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian, 1855–1938)
Date: 1900
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 115.5 × 151 cm
Credit line: SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
Image license: Public Domain Mark 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

Artist’s life 1855–1938

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